Health and Wellness

We are affiliated with the Barre Family Health Center, a community based medical center operated by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which provides emergency medical and healthcare consultancy and services to Stetson School on a 24-hour on-call basis.

We provide on-campus nursing care seven (7) days per week from 6:00am-10:00pm as well as after hours nursing and physician support via our nursing on-call system. Under the direction of the Nurse Manager the nursing care team, made up of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses, meet with all youth within eight (8) hours of admission. A comprehensive nursing assessment is completed and areas of concern are identified and documented.  In the event that youth have not had their required physical (well child visit) or if there is no documentation of a completed physical, an appointment will be set up with their primary care physician. If youth do not have a primary care physician, our nursing team will work with each family to identify the most appropriate provider, or youth may be referred to our contracted provider, The Barre Health Center.

Each youth is assigned a nurse at intake who will follow him through his entire stay at Stetson School, and will also work with families to ensure all medical needs are met and continued after discharge.

Each youth is assigned a nurse at intake who will follow him through his entire stay at Stetson School, and will also work with families to ensure all medical needs are met and continued after discharge. All medications that the youth was admitted on will be continued, and an appointment with our contracted psychiatrist will made. A full psychiatric evaluation will be scheduled within eight (8) weeks of admission. Dental and eye examinations are provided every 6 months, either with the youth’s current provider or a provider that is able to meet their current need. Youth with special medical needs will be referred to the appropriate clinic, or specialist as needed and required. 

Youth identified as being obese or may be at risk of becoming obese are managed on an individual basis. 

A comprehensive nursing assessment is completed and areas of concern are identified. If a specific area of concern is identified a plan of action is generated and all necessary notifications are made to the youth’s parent/guardian. In specific areas of concern such as childhood obesity, diabetes and asthma Stetson School will seek out all necessary medical information available and schedule all necessary medical appointments. Youth identified as being obese or may be at risk of becoming obese are managed on an individual basis. Where appropriate, youth may be referred to a nutritionist and all recommendations will be implemented as required. In addition, all youth are offered healthy food choices and also given the opportunity to exercise. Stetson offer’s an expansive array of avenues for youth to exercise. These include an indoor basketball court/gymnasium; three (3) season swimming pool; weight room; low-element ropes course; professionally designed 9-hole disc golf course; soft-ball, soccer and football fields. ck here to edit.

Youth with asthma, develop a “Asthma Action Plan” with their attending physician. 

For youth with asthma, a current “Asthma Action Plan” is developed by the attending physician. Asthma awareness training is provided during staff orientation training and annually thereafter. For youth with diabetes, treatment is provided by their primary care physician and Endocrinologist. Individualized care plans are designed to accommodate the youth and care givers, and youth are encouraged to help manage their diabetic care as much as possible. 

Youth with diabetes are encouraged to help manage their diabetic care as much as possible.